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October 16, 2017, 06:05:51 PM

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You want the feed side First. It would be easier if you just checked it with a test light. They're pretty cheap. The brighter side is the high side of the resister.

Start with running a jumper from the + side of the battery direct to the blue wire on the coil. If it starts, then we work our way back. Don't run it too long like that. If it doesn't start, then you may have a bad coil or bad condensor. Make sure you still have a gap in the points.

If you put in a new set of points a while ago, and didn't lube the point cam, the points cam will wear down real quick and eventually close the gap to a point where the points don't so anything. It's only plastic.

Yeah, what Steve said...I wouldn't go replacing the wiring harness,diagnose your problem first. And the 383 harness on eBay is likelysomewhat different than an A block 318. Those ballast resistors arenotorious for just crapping out, I'd check it - and always carry one inthe glove box...

do they JUST Go out without a sound or a clue?? cuz it worked then it didn't. ok i ran a wire from the positive side of the battery to the coil(blue wire). NOTHING. and it seems that i'm getting power from the resistor. (as i got some sparks when i undid the coil wire). whats next guysFoamy_3022008-06-15 15:09:40

ok checked some things out. with key on. i get spark at the resistor and spark at the coil. with key off i don't get anything. NOW. checked the points. with key on i get spark. with key off i don't. but when i crank it over. I GET NOTHING, nadda, zip, zilch. kind of confusing.

Is someone else spinning the starter and you have the primary coil wire near a ground?Pull a dollar bill through the points to claen the face. The dollars are abraisive enough to clean them.

Is the battery in good shape? Make sure it's fully charged.

You know you can jump the starter relay with a screw driver. . . . Go between the big terminal with the nut on it and the brown wire held on with the screw. The brown wire goes to the starter. Stick a wide scre driver between them. With the key on, you can try to start it that way and check to see if you actually have spark by holding the coil wire near a ground. (About a 1/4 of an inch.